Education of the Noobz

Contemporary Home Computer Music by Dragan Espenschied

2011-12-02: Live recordings available on 7" vinyl!

p2p

MP3 / Source / YM2149 + DMA Sound, Atari Falcon 030, maxYMiser

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A song about/for the Internet.

Iced Earth

MP3 / Source / OPL3, Soundblaster 16, AdlibTracker II

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With epic bass like a Demutspfeife.

Procrastination Polka (live)

MP3 / Source / 2 × Handspring Treo 180, Piezo Beeper, Midi Files + full band

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Extra long version, performed live 2010-12-29 in Stoccarda with the Uwe Schenk Show Band.

DEFINE (live)

MP3 / Source / MOS6561, Commodore VIC 20, VIC Tracker + full band

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Performed live 2010-12-29 in Stoccarda with the Uwe Schenk Show Band, rushing the 32th scales!

Zombie and Mummy Theme (live)

MP3 / Source / Microsoft GM Synthesizer, Windows 2000, MIDI file + full band

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Extended Graveyard Arrangement, performed live 2010-12-29 in Stoccarda with the Uwe Schenk Show Band.

p2p (live)

MP3 / Source / YM2149 + DMA Sound, Atari Falcon 030, maxYMiser + full band

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A song about/for the Internet, performed live 2010-12-29 in Stoccarda with the Uwe Schenk Show Band.

Procrastination Polka

MP3 / Source / 2 × Handspring Treo 180, Piezo Beeper, Midi Files

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Composed tune instead of doing the taxes ...

Оля Зимой

MP3 / Source / YM2149, Atari ST, maxYMiser

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First heard at Chaos Constructions 4 on the ZX Spectrum, 2010 became a slow Atari rework.

Mein Leben für die Wissenschaft

MP3 / Source / OPL3, Soundblaster 16, AdlibTracker II

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Composed for Olia Lialina's unfinished radio play "Gas Station".

Monopackung

MP3 / Source / YM2149, Atari ST, MusicMon2

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Produced for Oli Rubow's drum teaching book e-Beats am Drumset.

Zombie and Mummy Theme

MP3 / Source / Microsoft GM Synthesizer, Windows 2000, MIDI file

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Original title music for the Zombie and Mummy online comic.

DEFINE

MP3 / Source / MOS6561, Commodore VIC 20, VIC Tracker

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Hymn for the General Purpose Computer.

Websiiite

MP3 / Source / YM2149, Atari ST, MusicMon2

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Lyrics and vocals by Tracky Birthday. Originally released on UPITUP RECORDS. Heard regularly on Chaos Radio.

hrvat

MP3 / Source / YM2149, Atari ST, MusicMon2

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Originally released on ymrockerz' tymewarp.

Beepbop

MP3 / Source / YM2149, Atari ST, MusicMon2

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Originally released on UPITUP RECORDS.

Donations

Donate BitCoins to 1123dv6K8Es1EgmDfQs1dvuzx6wfQnzhfV

Download Options

You can get the tunes as low quality (64kbps) MP3 files or go right for the source: a ZIP archive containing instructions and files needed to recreate the tune for yourself. You will be able to see in detail how each of these tunes was actually made.

Buying Audio Files

Additionally to the free 64kbps MP3 files you can purchase high quality versions by checking the corresponding boxes () at the tunes you like and hitting "Buy with". Available methods are:

- PayPal is the default. PayPal is one of the most popular and trusted online paying platforms. You can use most credit cards to pay if you do not have a Paypal account.

- BitCoin is the new peer-to-peer currency. Check this fun website to get an easy introduction to this project.


You will receive the tunes in the following formats:


- 320 kbps constant bitrate MP3

MP3 can be played by all computers from Windows 98 on, by iPods, cheap MP3 players, phones, watches, alarm clocks and in general almost everything with a micro processor. The audio format for almost everybody! Most GNU/Linux distributions will need support for non-free codecs.

- 500 kbps OGG vorbis

OGG is a Free Software alternative to MP3 that offers much better quality with the same file size. Works great with GNU/Linux. iPods, Windows Media Player and Quicktime can not play it unless you install additional plugins. You could replace your iPod's firmware with something reasonable or buy a hardware player with OGG support. Nerd-rating: medium.

- lossless FLAC

FLAC is a Free Software lossless audio compression format: it sounds as crisp as a audio CD or WAV file but requires less disc space. Still the files are quite large compared to MP3 or OGG. It can be played back with most audio player software after installing some plugins. If you did fall for an iPod, you have to replace the firmware or buy another balladeur numérique. Only for hardcore HiFi nerds!


After the checkout process is completed you will receive an Email with a link pointing you to your download page. This page will self-destruct 5 days after your purchase.

All files are free from Digital Rights Management and can be played back with any device or software that supports these audio file formats.

Why should anybody care about high quality audio files for lo-tech music?

High Quality Square Wave Recording:

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Compressed Square Wave Recording:

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- Studio recording have been mastered by Simon V.

- Live recordings have been mastered by Uwe Schenk.

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About

- Education of the Noobz contains compositions i do on the side of my band Bodenständig 2000.

- Please also check my home page.

- If your browser supports it, this page uses HTML5 audio.

Live

On 2010-12-29 I performed live in Stuttgart with the Uwe Schenk Show band. See the promo video. Everything else can be found on the event's home Uwe Schenk trifft ... For booking info please use the contact form/info below.

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